Car enthusiast, dog lover, foodie, wannabe footballer. My idea of a perfect day would be to cruise along a highway in a *insert fancy car name* with my Labrador and occasionally stop over for some good food. And maybe end the day with a game of football with friends, preferably at the Bernabeu, since I honestly believe thats the stage which will do justice to my football skills (my mates dont really share that opinion, though).
BMW India announced on Thursday that their cars will become costlier by 3 per cent with effect from January 1, 2016. The price hike will affect the MINI product range in India as well.
Amphibious supercars starred at the Dubai Motor Festival (DMF) 2015 in the world's first-ever 'amphibious supercar performance' event in Dubai. The performance saw two specially-adapted amphibious cars dash across waves off a hotel beach front before staging a stunt show close to its shoreline.
Hyundai has announced that it has reached the milestone of 4 million cars in the Indian market, 19 years after it first entered the country.
The Hyundai Elite i20 has set an Indian record by clocking up sales of 1.5 lakh units since its launch in September 2014. Hyundai now commands a 66 per cent market share in the premium hatchback segment thanks to the Elite i20.
The all-new Audi Q7 has been launched in Malaysia with a price tag of RM 589,900 (Rs. 91.06 lakh) for the 3.0 TFSI Quattro trim and is expected to be unveiled in India very soon. This is the second generation model of Audi's flagship SUV - which is also known as the Great Quattro - that was first introduced in 2005 and went on to pave the way for the complete Audi Q range of SUVs that now also includes the Q3 and Q5.
Renault inaugurated its 190th dealership in India in the state of Telangana to increase its presence in the southern part of the country, taking the total number of sales outlets in southern India to 52. The new dealership-cum-service centre will be Renault's seventh sales facility in Telangana and will cater to customers in the state as well as surrounding areas of Andhra Pradesh.
The Mahindra TUV300 has become a hot-seller for Mahindra and the company has responded by ramping up production of the compact SUV. The TUV300 has secured over 15,500 bookings in the last couple of months and Mahindra now wants to reduce the waiting period for it, which is currently 4-6 weeks depending on the variant and region.
Spectre, James Bond's 24th adventure, is all set for release in India on November 20, 2015 and the cars used in the film have got as much attention as the super spy himself. Spectre has Ian Flemings lead character driving an Aston Martin DB10 while the villainous henchman Mr Hinx uses the awesome Jaguar C-X75. Add the Rolls Royce Wraith, a buffed up Land Rover Defender Bigfoot, a Range Rover Sport SVR, and a few others into the mix and you get an automotive feast.
A teaser of the all-new Mercedes-Benz SL has been released by the German carmaker with the coupe set to make its international debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show this November. Mercedes-Benz has only released one image which shows the front fascia of the car, with the updated front end more aggressive in its looks and also sporting a diamond grille.
Hyundai has released a pair of renderings of the first car to be made under the Genesis brand, the G90, just a week after announcing that Genesis would be its luxury vehicle offshoot. The G90 will be officially launched in South Korea in early December, 2015 and will initially go on sale only in the US, China, and, of course, in South Korea. Incidentally, it will be called the EQ900 in Korea.
Tyre punctures and blowouts have always been the bane of motorists and there have been countless cases where they have led to fatal accidents, especially when the vehicle is moving at a fairly decent speed.
If you thought a high-speed amphibious motorcycle is the stuff of science fiction, James Bond movies and one-off concepts, you should guess again. Gibbs Sports has come up with a production-ready version of a bike which can tear up both highways and waterways.
The first image of the 2016 Toyota Innova has officially been released in Indonesia ahead of its global debut at the 2015 Jakarta Motor Show on November 23. Toyota Indonesia tweeted the picture, which displays the front fascia of the MPV.
The new Volkswagen Beetle is all set to be launched in India in December. The iconic car didn't do well in terms of sales when it was initially brought into the country in 2009 and it remains to be seen whether the new model will get a better reception now.
Tata Motors have signed up football superstar and international sports icon Lionel Messi as global brand ambassador for their passenger vehicles division. Tata have pulled off a bit of a coup since this is the first time that Messi will be endorsing an Indian brand.
Audi is going the eco-friendly way inside its plant in Ingolstadt, Germany by using a plug-in hybrid locomotive. The Alstom-manufactured 1,000bhp plug-in hybrid will serve at Audi's largest factory and will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 60 tons annually compared to a regular locomotive. This would enable the Volkswagen Group-owned carmaker to achieve an almost CO2-neutral status at the factory.
The compact SUV segment is on fire in India with the likes of Hyundai Creta and Renault Duster clocking up record sales and it's easy to see why. Here, we take a look at some of the eagerly anticipated compact SUV models set to be launched in India:
Toyota Kirloskar Motors launched the facelifted version of the Land Cruiser 200 SUV in India at a price of Rs 1.29 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi). There are a few changes to the exterior and the Japanese company has also added more features inside the car.
The Jaguar C-X75 supercar made an appearance in Mexico City with a celebrity driver behind the wheel. It was none other than Williams' Formula One driver Felipe Massa who drove the car at an event to celebrate the premiere of the latest James Bond movie, Spectre, in the Americas and the Mexican F1 Grand Prix.
It's been raining orders for the Hyundai Creta ever since its launch in India, and the Korean automaker has increased production of the compact SUV considering the demand in the country. Furthermore, the company has also decided to up the production of the Hyundai i20, the premium hatchback segment leader, in order to meet demand.
